Saturday, March 18, 2023
1:00-6:00pm (Gates open at 12:30pm)
Environmental Speakers and Exhibitors, Book signing, Reception with Nature Inspired Art Exhibit by CSU students, and a student research poster session

Keynote speaker: Entomologist, Ecologist, Conservationist, and Bestselling Author, Doug Tallamy
Other speakers include Bryn Pipes, Shan Cammack, and Linda May.

We will also have Environmental Exhibitors on site including Savage Hart, Chattahoochee Riverkeeper, The Nature Conservatory, Chattahoochee River Conservancy, Trees Columbus, Standing Boy Trails, Oxbow Meadows, and Georgia Forestry Commission.

Kimble’s will be on site with concession-style food and drinks available for purchase, as well as a cash bar.

We hope you will join us for this special event!

*Those who purchase Student Tickets must show their current student ID at Registration.

Schedule of Events

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12:30: Gates Open
1:00-1:10: Welcome

Topic: Wildflowers of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem Understory
1:15-1:45: Bryn Pipes, TNC
1:45-1:55: Q&A

Topic: Burning for Biodiversity
2:00-2:30: Shan Cammack
2:30-2:40: Q&A

2:40-3:15: Break (Explore Environmental Exhibitor tables)

Topic: Wildlife of the Longleaf Pine Ecosystem
3:15-3:45: Linda May
3:45-3:55: Q&A

Topic: Nature’s Best Hope
4:00-4:45: Keynote Speaker, Doug Tallamy
4:45-4:55: Q&A

5:00-6:00: Book signing with Doug Tallamy, Reception with Nature Inspired Art Exhibit by CSU students, and a student research poster session